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Hans Thoma

Fountain with Putti in the Garden of the Villa Borghese

1880
Black crayon over graphite, with opaque white watercolor and touches of red chalk, squared with graphite for transfer, on tan wove paper
46.6 × 34.6 cm (18.3 × 13.6 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Thoma was not only a painter and printmaker, but also a museum director. This large working drawing (a modello ) was squared for transfer for a painting that has yet to be found and was independently prized for its delicacy and refined mood. The same year that Thoma drew this sheet it was selected for a special facsimile reproduction by a Berlin printer.

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